The circus is supposed to be a fun event where clowns and other performers make people laugh and smile. But these vintage photos of an old circus look more like something you would see in a horror movie.

French banker, Albert Khan wanted to see more colour photos of the world so in 1909 he sent four photographers (Leon Gimpel, Stephane Passet, Georges Chevalier, and Auguste Leon) to take pics and they ended up in Paris and took these beautiful images.

These villages in America were constructed on vacant lots and made from wood and metal. They were named “Hoovervilles” after President Hoover and were quite common until 1940. Here are some pics taken in New York Central Park around this time.

400,000 people flocked to a farm in Bethel New York on August 15, 1969 for what was to become a much talked about event in our recent history. Here are some revealing behind-the-scenes pics from the festival.

Built in 1939, this vehicle was designed to explore the Antarctica but the diesel-electric hybrid powertrain was too fragile and caused it to breakdown early on. It is thought to be buried in the Antarctic region now.